This post is dedicated solely to OTTER POPS! When I was running a non-profit for the food allergy community, we had a summer camp. It was SO hard to find snacks for such a vast array of children that had all sorts of food allergies, above and beyond the Top 8. Being in the Arizona… Continue reading Summer Friendly Allergy Friendly Finds Volume IV
We have some hard and fast strict rules in our house for handling our son's anaphylactic peanut and shellfish allergy. I do want to note that I'm a huge proponent of supporting fellow allergy friends in how they choose to live safely in their world. We are pretty strict in some ways, but that works… Continue reading Allergy Friendly Fortune Cookies
As I sit here and write this, it's the hottest day of summer so far and 111 degrees! Yikes! Living in the Arizona desert, especially if you don't have a pool - ya gotta find some cool summer treats that are food allergy friendly! We like to switch it up so that the kids don't… Continue reading Summer Food Allergy Friendly Finds Volume III
Using Up Extra Ingredients I hate throwing things away that are perfectly good to use for something else. We made some yummy Funfetti No Churn Ice Cream the other day using just 1/4 C of Funfetti Cake Mix. That left nearly the entire original amount of boxed mix to be used for something else. Funfetti… Continue reading Funfetti Cake Mix Waffles and Pancakes
My Family LOVES Ice Cream. My son who is anaphylactic to peanuts and shellfish, especially enjoys this classic treat. One of the problems we have with ice cream, whether at an ice cream shop or pre-packaged from a store, is cross-contamination. People and manufacturer's love them some peanuts and peanut butter, and they love it in… Continue reading Funfetti Cake Mix No Churn Ice Cream
It's a dry heat they say. Yeah you've heard it. If you have family or friends in Arizona, or have lived or traveled here yourself, everyone says it. Admittedly, I have visited the east coast and the southern states enough to experience humidity coupled with heat, and that is worse. It really is, and I'll… Continue reading Summer Food Allergy Friendly Finds Volume II
Did you hear?! Today, July 11th, is National 7-Eleven Day! So what does that mean? It means you can hit up your local 7-Eleven and get a free Slurpee! My kids thought this was so cool and so fun! I told them about when I was a kid. I'm the oldest of three children, and… Continue reading National 7-Eleven Day
